The Mount Saint Mary College community logged on with résumés and ready for success at the college's Virtual Job and Internship Fair on Wednesday, April 7.
Mount students and alumni spoke with about 40 employers from healthcare, non-profits, and more. The event was sponsored – and attended – by Access: Supports for Living; Garnet Health Medical Center; Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall, WMC (Westchester Medical Center) Health Network; and Spectrum. It was conducted by the Mount's Career Center, which prepares students for varied career opportunities in the Hudson Valley, New York City, the Capital Region, and beyond.
Isaiah Robinson of Garfield, N.J., a senior Business Marketing major, said that the Virtual Job andInternship Fair was a great opportunity for busy Mount students who are preparing to enter the workforce during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"I will be graduating soon and want to start exploring different job opportunities," he explained. "I've heard many good things about the job fair at the Mount from past students, so I wanted to try the experience as well as also getting my foot in the door with different companies."
And he did just that: at the fair, Robinson landed a job interview and also applied for two other positions.
"The event exceeded my expectations personally and helped me tremendously," he said. "I also got to speak to some great people who were very helpful, even if their company wasn't offering anything in my specific field."
Robinson praised the Mount's Career Center for helping him to prepare not only for the job fair, but also for success in the job market after graduating college.
The Career Center "has taught me many things that I will take with me into the work world," he noted. "The main thing that always sticks with me is accountability. Even though I've always held myself accountable, the Mount and the Career Center...made me realize that I had to raise my personal bar to higher standards if I want to achieve my goals in the business world."
He urged his fellow Mount students to seek the Career Center's aid – the earlier in your college career, the better.
The Career Center and its director, Ellen Bourhis Nolan, have "helped me tremendously, but they won't come to you," Robinson explained. "If you hold yourself accountable and make the initiative, then they will be a great help to you along the way and open you to many opportunities."